Vi Agroforestry Consultancy for Endterm Evaluation - Initiative for Conservation of Mara-Serengeti Transboundary Ecosystem Jobs in Tanzania
Vi Agroforestry Consultancy for Endterm Evaluation - Initiative for Conservation of Mara-Serengeti Transboundary Ecosystem Jobs in Tanzania
SEMA Overall ObjectiveTo enhance regional cooperation and partnerships among stakeholders of the Mara-Serengeti TFCA for improved sustainable management of the TFCA.
Specific objectives
SO 1. To empower local communities and stakeholders to conserve and protect Mara-Serengeti transboundary ecosystems: This specific objective support people in their efforts to rehabilitate and conserve TFCA natural resources. It involved engaging the local communities, and other formal and informal community structures in the protection of the TFCA. The community was involved in environmental education, biodiversity conservation, reforestation, and implementation of agroforestry. The action promotes conservation of wildlife corridors and habitats around the TFCA and support on alternative livelihood options outside the wildlife corridors to minimise human-wildlife conflicts.
SO 2. To promote diversified sustainable livelihoods for communities in TFCAs:
In promoting sustainable diversified livelihood options, the action seeks to expand livelihood resources for the local communities in TFCA and incentivise wildlife conservation and benefit sharing.
Competitive agroforestry value chains and climate smart agriculture are promoted among local communities and involves deliberate incorporation of livestock, trees and crops on the same land. Women, men and youth along the Mara-Serengeti transboundary are supported to establish viable enterprises and links to the markets.
Diversified income sources are expected to reduce competition and pressure on natural resources mitigating on the desire to poach wildlife for survival. Pastoralists are supported to adopt sustainable livestock management to reduce wildlife conflict and minimise competition for pasture particularly during dry season.
SO 3. To promote regional dialogue, cooperation and community involvement in wildlife law enforcement and management of the TFCA:
The action seeks to improve regional trans-boundary cooperation between Kenya and Tanzania through improved bottom-up accountability and decentralisation mechanisms.
This entails a coordinated approach in the enforcement of anti-poaching laws involving the communities, expansion of the collective capabilities to enforce laws on wildlife conservation, conflict mitigation, dialogues and revamping of joint platforms for harmonizing policies and deployment of resources.
The Assignment
The SEMA project is finally coming to an end and the overall purpose of the endterm evaluation is to assess the progress made in the realization of the project goal and objectives and to document challenges faced, lessons learnt, and provide recommendations for future replication.
The assessment will focus on the various intervention strategies since February 2018 when project implementation started.
Finally, the evaluation results are expected to facilitate accountability to the donors and beneficiary communities.
Objectives of the Evaluation
The specific objectives of the external terminal evaluation are to:
Assess the relevance and effectiveness of the project and determine the project contribution to the project objectives
Identify and document the most significant changes, good practices and key lessons learned during project implementation
Identify the various factors and actors that facilitated and constrained the achievement of project results
Facilitate accountability to the donors and beneficiary communities
Propose recommendations for future project implementation
The evaluation will look at the following areas: Project management; project activities; reflection of engagement and partnerships with project partners and governments bodies (Tanzania and Kenya). It will address the results achieved, the partnerships established, as well as issues of capacity and approach.
The beneficiary’s studies will be conducted in Bomet East, Narok West and Narok south in Kenya and Tarime, Mara and Serengeti in Tanzania.
Evaluation criteria and key issues to be addressed
The evaluation shall analyse the information by utilizing the following five criteria set out by the OECD/DAC evaluation criteria:
Impact
Identify and analyse the changes (positive and negative) that the project has brought in the lives of the targeted communities, intended or unintended. Understand what has happened because of the project intervention.
Assess if the project has a likelihood to contributing to the overall project impact.
What real difference has the project made to the members? Provide evidence of practical stories in which
the project has made a difference (positive and/or negative).
Comment on the impact the project had on the organization in general
What are the prospects for upscaling, replication, or multiplier effects of the project?
Effectiveness
To what extent have the outcomes and outputs (objectives), stated in the project document and logical framework, been achieved.
What were the major factors influencing the achievement or non-achievement of the objectives?
Have there been any external factors that have hindered or facilitated the project to meet its set goals?
Identify the strategies that have proven particularly effective for achieving the objectives.
Assess how the views of communities were considered at the different levels of the project cycle (i.e. design, implementation and evaluation).
Sustainability
Assess the sustainability of the results of the SEMA project – i.e. will the outcomes endure after the project has ended; how likely does continuing progress towards the impact seem and what are the major factors contributing or hindering sustainability – e.g. capacity building of partners, community engagement, etc.
Requirements
The consultant(s) should have the following qualifications/expertise:
Post graduate degree in international relations, natural resource management, Agriculture, economics, or others as may be relevant
5 years’ experience of carrying out programme evaluations and research
5 years’ experience and knowledge of governance, human rights, gender and participatory development programmes
Knowledge of Kenya and Tanzania wildlife conservation context
Experience of working with local communities, non-governmental organisations and government in areas of ecosystem conservation
Experience in the design and use of participatory methods for assessment and evaluation
Excellent writing, editing, attention to detail and organisational skills
Fluency in English and Kiswahili
Work plan and schedule
A total of 22 calendar days will constitute the evaluation period beginning early December 2020 and ending mid-January 2021; an estimated five days to prepare relevant tools and review documentation, ten days for data collection, five days for compiling the information gathered, analyse, draft and complete the evaluation report.
The consultant will arrange for a feedback meeting to share a draft of the evaluation report with the programme staff.
A final report will then be provided after including the comments. The consultant will share the final report with stakeholders in two (2) days stakeholders’ workshop.
Reporting
A clear and concise well written evaluation report containing lists and tables, facts and figures on the situation at the beginning of the project.
Power point presentation of not more than 15 slides
Final workshop with Vi Agroforestry and its partner on the findings of the endterm evaluation. The final report will be submitted to Vi Agroforestry in English.
Bound hard copies of the survey data collection questionnaires used
Soft copy (CD) of the survey data used in analysis
Declaration of Relationships
Describe if your organization/employees have any business or personal relationships connected to Vi Agroforestry
How to Apply
The offer should contain:
A letter of interest addressed to the Regional Director
A Technical offer showing the interpretation of the ToR and indicating a detailed proposed methodology
A CV of the consultant or consultancy firm showing previous relevant experience
A detailed financial offer (expressed in Euro indicating the cost required for the undertaking of the work required)
Note
The consultant and Vi Agroforestry will agree on the remuneration rate per person/day.
Charges related to taxes, mission allowances for fieldwork and secretarial fees are to be borne by the consultant.
As part of this negotiation process, the consultant should propose the fees s/he wishes to charge noting that Vi Agroforestry will cover the transportation costs to and from the field assignments and accommodation during the field work.
Vi Agroforestry will also provide an online database with ODK enabled mobile data collection forms.
Submissions should be sent to procurement.roea@viagroforestry.org.
The submission should be clearly titled: ‘Expression of Interest to Conduct SEMA - Endterm Evaluation’ in the subject box.
The deadline for submissions is 17:00 hours East African Time (EAT) on November 16th, 2020.
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